\engtitle{.. suuryama.nDalaashhTakaM ..}## \itxtitle{.. suuryama.nDalaashhTakaM ..}##\endtitles #indian atha sUryamaNDalAshhTakam.h namaH savitre jagadekachakshushhe . jagatprasUtI sthiti nAsha hetave . trayImayAya triguNAtma dhAriNe . viraJNchi nArAyaNa shaN^karAtman.h .. 1.. yanmaNDalaM dIptikaraM vishAlaM . ratnaprabhaM tIvramanAdi rUpam.h . dAridrya dukhakshayakAraNaM cha . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 2.. yanmaNDalaM deva gaNaiH supUjitaM . vipraiH stutaM bhAvanamukti kovidam.h . taM devadevaM praNamAmi sUryaM . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 3.. yanmaNDalaM GYAna ghanaM tvagamyaM . trailokya pUjyaM triguNAtma rUpam.h . samasta tejomaya divyarUpaM . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 4.. yanmaNDalaM gu.Dhamati prabodhaM . dharmasya vR^iddhiM kurute janAnAm.h . yatsarva pApa kshayakAraNaM cha . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 5.. yanmaNDalaM vyAdhi vinAsha dakshaM . yadR^igyajuH sAmasu saMpragItam.h . prakAshitaM yena bhUrbhuvaH svaH . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 6.. yanmaNDalaM vedavido vadanti . gAyanti yachchAraNa siddha saN^ghAH . yadyogino yogajushhAM cha saN^ghAH . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 7.. yanmaNDalaM sarvajaneshhu pUjitaM . jyotishchakuryAdiha martyaloke . yatkAlakalpa kshayakAraNaM cha . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 8.. yanmaNDalaM vishvasR^ijaM prasIdamutpattirakshA pralaya pragalbham.h . yasmiJNjagatsaMharate.akhilaM cha . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 9.. yanmaNDalaM sarvagatasya vishhNorAtmA . paraM dhAma vishuddhatattvam.h . sUkshmAntarairyogapathAnugamye . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 10.. yanmaNDalaM vedavido vidanti . gAyanti tachchAraNasiddha saN^ghAH . yanmaNDalaM vedavido smaranti . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 11.. yanmaNDalaM vedavidopagItaM . yadyoginAM yoga pathAnugamyam.h . tatsarva vedaM praNamAmi sUryaM . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 12.. ## The metre structure of each shloka is: 11 - 11 . -- 11 - 11 .. --- where the numbers indicate the number of syllables and the dashes the relative pause required; a rather straightforward metre. Also note the recurring `tatsaviturvareNyam.h' of the gAyatri mantra; this is after all a hymn to the Sun!